Orlando Magic @ Chicago Bulls
Friday, January 2, 2026 at 8:00 PM ET
United Center, Chicago, IL | Game ID: 22500480
Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
CHI 22 37 32 30 121ORL 32 27 36 19 114
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Buzelis scores 21 points, Huerter adds 20 as Bulls beat Magic 121-114 for 2nd straight win
CHICAGO -- — Matas Buzelis scored 17 of his 21 points in the second half, Kevin Huerter added 20 points, and the Chicago Bulls rallied to beat the Orlando Magic 121-114 on Friday night for their second straight win.
Buzelis hit a pair of free throws with 22.8 seconds left to make 119-114, then pulled in his ninth rebound to send in Isaac Okoro for a game-sealing dunk with 4 seconds remaining. Buzelis also finished with a season-high seven assists.
Nikola Vucevic added 17 points and 10 rebounds and Ayo Dosumnu had 17 points as Chicago outscored Orlando 30-19 in the fourth quarter to climb back to .500. (17-17).
Paolo Banchero scored 31 points and Anthony Black added 18 for the Magic in a game with 19 lead changes.
Jalen Suggs had 11 points for Orlando in his second game back after missing seven with a hip injury, but left this one after landing hard and straining his right knee late in the third quarter. Desmond Bane added 14 and Wendell Carter Jr . had 13 points and 10 rebounds.
Six Chicago players reached double figures as the Bulls played a second game without its top two scorers in Josh Giddey and Coby White , who were injured in a loss to Minnesota on Monday night.
The Magic have been without leading scorer Franz Wagner (22.7 point per game) since he suffered a high ankle sprain on Dec. 7.
Orlando led 95-91 heading into the fourth quarter, but Bulls took a 105-102 lead on Buzelis’ 3-pointer 4:44 into the quarter.
The Bulls pulled into 59-all tie at halftime on Huerter’s cutting layup after falling behind by 10 early and trailing by as much as 13 in the first quarter after the Magic went on a 14-0 run.
Banchero hit his first four shots and five of six to score 11 of his 13 first-half points in just over the opening 7:16.
Lineup MIN PTS PM FGM FGA FG% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR REB AST STL BLK TO PF
BuJoOkSmVu 4 4 -8 1 9 11 0 4 0 2 2 100 2 3 5 0 0 1 0 0
CHI Buzelis, Jones, Okoro, Smith, Vučević
in Buzelis, Jones, Okoro, Smith, Vučević
out ---
Lineup MIN PTS PM FGM FGA FG% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR REB AST STL BLK TO PF
BuDoHuOkSm 2 10 +8 4 4 100 2 2 100 0 0 0 0 2 2 4 1 0 1 0
CHI Buzelis, Dosunmu, Huerter, Okoro, Smith
in Dosunmu, Huerter
out Jones, Vučević
Lineup MIN PTS PM FGM FGA FG% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR REB AST STL BLK TO PF
DoHuTeVuWi 1 3 -2 1 1 100 1 1 100 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 2 1
CHI Dosunmu, Huerter, Terry, Vučević, Williams
in Terry, Vučević, Williams
out Buzelis, Okoro, Smith
Lineup MIN PTS PM FGM FGA FG% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR REB AST STL BLK TO PF
HuJoTeVuWi 4 5 -8 2 8 25 1 4 25 0 0 0 1 3 4 1 0 0 0 1
CHI Huerter, Jones, Terry, Vučević, Williams
in Jones
out Dosunmu
Lineup MIN PTS PM FGM FGA FG% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR REB AST STL BLK TO PF
BuDoOkPhVu 4 14 +9 5 9 56 1 4 25 0 0 0 1 4 5 3 1 1 1 2
CHI Buzelis, Dosunmu, Okoro, Phillips, Vučević
in Buzelis, Dosunmu, Okoro, Phillips
out Huerter, Jones, Terry, Williams
Lineup MIN PTS PM FGM FGA FG% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR REB AST STL BLK TO PF
BuDoOkPhSm 2 4 -3 3 4 75 0 0 0 1 1 100 0 1 1 1 0 1 0 0
CHI Buzelis, Dosunmu, Okoro, Phillips, Smith
in Smith
out Vučević
Lineup MIN PTS PM FGM FGA FG% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR REB AST STL BLK TO PF
DoHuOkSmWi 2 8 +4 3 6 50 2 4 50 0 0 0 2 2 4 1 0 0 1 0
CHI Dosunmu, Huerter, Okoro, Smith, Williams
in Huerter, Williams
out Buzelis, Phillips
Lineup MIN PTS PM FGM FGA FG% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR REB AST STL BLK TO PF
BuJoSmVuWi 1 2 0 1 2 50 0 1 0 2 2 100 0 2 2 1 1 0 0 1
CHI Buzelis, Jones, Smith, Vučević, Williams
in Buzelis, Jones, Vučević
out Dosunmu, Huerter, Okoro
Lineup MIN PTS PM FGM FGA FG% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR REB AST STL BLK TO PF
BuHuJoSmVu 2 7 +5 3 4 75 1 2 50 0 0 0 1 2 3 3 0 0 1 2
CHI Buzelis, Huerter, Jones, Smith, Vučević
in Huerter
out Williams
Lineup MIN PTS PM FGM FGA FG% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR REB AST STL BLK TO PF
BuJoOkSmVu 5 15 -1 6 9 67 2 5 40 1 1 100 1 2 3 4 0 0 1 2
CHI Buzelis, Jones, Okoro, Smith, Vučević
in Okoro
out Huerter
Lineup MIN PTS PM FGM FGA FG% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR REB AST STL BLK TO PF
BuDoOkVuWi 1 4 +2 2 3 67 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 0
CHI Buzelis, Dosunmu, Okoro, Vučević, Williams
in Dosunmu, Williams
out Jones, Smith
Lineup MIN PTS PM FGM FGA FG% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR REB AST STL BLK TO PF
DoHuTeVuWi 1 3 -2 1 2 50 1 1 100 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0
CHI Dosunmu, Huerter, Terry, Vučević, Williams
in Huerter, Terry
out Buzelis, Okoro
Lineup MIN PTS PM FGM FGA FG% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR REB AST STL BLK TO PF
DoHuSmTeWi 2 5 +3 2 3 67 1 2 50 0 0 0 0 3 3 2 1 1 2 1
CHI Dosunmu, Huerter, Smith, Terry, Williams
in Smith
out Vučević
Lineup MIN PTS PM FGM FGA FG% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR REB AST STL BLK TO PF
DoHuJoSmWi 2 3 -5 1 2 50 0 1 0 1 2 50 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
CHI Dosunmu, Huerter, Jones, Smith, Williams
in Jones
out Terry
Lineup MIN PTS PM FGM FGA FG% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR REB AST STL BLK TO PF
HuJoSmTeWi 1 2 -1 1 3 33 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
CHI Huerter, Jones, Smith, Terry, Williams
in Terry
out Dosunmu
Lineup MIN PTS PM FGM FGA FG% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR REB AST STL BLK TO PF
HuJoPhTeVu 3 9 +4 2 4 50 1 3 33 2 2 100 1 2 3 2 0 1 0 0
CHI Huerter, Jones, Phillips, Terry, Vučević
in Phillips, Vučević
out Smith, Williams
Lineup MIN PTS PM FGM FGA FG% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR REB AST STL BLK TO PF
BuDoOkSmVu 1 3 -1 1 2 50 1 1 100 2 2 100 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 0
CHI Buzelis, Dosunmu, Okoro, Smith, Vučević
in Buzelis, Dosunmu, Okoro, Smith
out Huerter, Jones, Phillips, Terry
Lineup MIN PTS PM FGM FGA FG% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR REB AST STL BLK TO PF
BuDoOkSmWi 2 3 +3 1 4 25 0 1 0 2 3 67 0 0 0 1 2 0 0 0
CHI Buzelis, Dosunmu, Okoro, Smith, Williams
in Williams
out Vučević
Lineup MIN PTS PM FGM FGA FG% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR REB AST STL BLK TO PF
BuJoOkVuWi 3 7 +1 2 4 50 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 3 3 2 0 0 1 0
CHI Buzelis, Jones, Okoro, Vučević, Williams
in Jones, Vučević
out Dosunmu, Smith
Lineup MIN PTS PM FGM FGA FG% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR REB AST STL BLK TO PF
BuHuJoOkVu :50 0 -2 0 1 0 0 1 0 2 2 100 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
CHI Buzelis, Huerter, Jones, Okoro, Vučević
in Huerter
out Williams
Lineup MIN PTS PM FGM FGA FG% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR REB AST STL BLK TO PF
BuJoOkVuWi :52 2 0 1 1 100 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0
CHI Buzelis, Jones, Okoro, Vučević, Williams
in Williams
out Huerter
Lineup MIN PTS PM FGM FGA FG% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR REB AST STL BLK TO PF
BaBaBlJrSu 4 12 +8 5 8 62 2 2 100 0 0 0 0 5 5 5 0 2 0 2
ORL Banchero, Bane, Black, Carter Jr., Suggs
in Banchero, Bane, Black, Carter Jr., Suggs
out ---
Lineup MIN PTS PM FGM FGA FG% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR REB AST STL BLK TO PF
BaBaBlJrJo 1 2 -1 1 2 50 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0
ORL Banchero, Bane, Black, Carter Jr., T. Jones
in T. Jones
out Suggs
Lineup MIN PTS PM FGM FGA FG% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR REB AST STL BLK TO PF
BaBlJrJoSi 3 5 -5 2 5 40 1 3 33 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 2 0 2 1
ORL Banchero, Black, Carter Jr., T. Jones, da Silva
in da Silva
out Bane
Lineup MIN PTS PM FGM FGA FG% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR REB AST STL BLK TO PF
BaJrSuJoSi 3 11 +9 4 6 67 2 2 100 1 2 50 0 5 5 1 0 0 0 0
ORL Bane, Carter Jr., Suggs, T. Jones, da Silva
in Bane, Suggs
out Banchero, Black
Lineup MIN PTS PM FGM FGA FG% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR REB AST STL BLK TO PF
BaBiRiSuSi 4 5 -9 1 5 20 1 2 50 2 2 100 0 2 2 0 1 0 2 1
ORL Bane, Bitadze, Richardson, Suggs, da Silva
in Bitadze, Richardson
out Carter Jr., T. Jones
Lineup MIN PTS PM FGM FGA FG% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR REB AST STL BLK TO PF
BaBiCaRiSu 2 7 +3 2 4 50 1 1 100 0 0 0 1 1 2 1 0 1 0 1
ORL Banchero, Bitadze, Cain, Richardson, Suggs
in Banchero, Cain
out Bane, da Silva
Lineup MIN PTS PM FGM FGA FG% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR REB AST STL BLK TO PF
BaBiBlCaRi 2 4 -4 2 4 50 1 2 50 0 0 0 0 1 1 2 1 0 1 0
ORL Banchero, Bitadze, Black, Cain, Richardson
in Black
out Suggs
Lineup MIN PTS PM FGM FGA FG% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR REB AST STL BLK TO PF
BaBaBlCaJr 4 9 0 2 7 29 1 3 33 4 5 80 1 2 3 2 1 0 1 3
ORL Banchero, Bane, Black, Cain, Carter Jr.
in Bane, Carter Jr.
out Bitadze, Richardson
Lineup MIN PTS PM FGM FGA FG% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR REB AST STL BLK TO PF
BaBaBlJrSu 5 16 +1 5 7 71 2 2 100 2 3 67 0 2 2 4 1 0 0 1
ORL Banchero, Bane, Black, Carter Jr., Suggs
in Suggs
out Cain
Lineup MIN PTS PM FGM FGA FG% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR REB AST STL BLK TO PF
BaBaBlJrJo 1 2 -2 2 3 67 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0
ORL Banchero, Bane, Black, Carter Jr., T. Jones
in T. Jones
out Suggs
Lineup MIN PTS PM FGM FGA FG% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR REB AST STL BLK TO PF
BaBlJrJoSi 1 7 +4 2 2 100 1 1 100 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 1
ORL Banchero, Black, Carter Jr., T. Jones, da Silva
in da Silva
out Bane
Lineup MIN PTS PM FGM FGA FG% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR REB AST STL BLK TO PF
BaBiBlJoSi 2 0 -5 1 3 33 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 1 1 1 0 1 2
ORL Banchero, Bitadze, Black, T. Jones, da Silva
in Bitadze
out Carter Jr.
Lineup MIN PTS PM FGM FGA FG% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR REB AST STL BLK TO PF
BaBiSuJoSi 2 8 +5 3 3 100 0 0 0 2 2 100 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 1
ORL Bane, Bitadze, Suggs, T. Jones, da Silva
in Bane, Suggs
out Banchero, Black
Lineup MIN PTS PM FGM FGA FG% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR REB AST STL BLK TO PF
BaBiCaJoSi 4 8 -3 3 6 50 2 3 67 0 0 0 1 2 3 3 0 1 2 4
ORL Bane, Bitadze, Cain, T. Jones, da Silva
in Cain
out Suggs
Lineup MIN PTS PM FGM FGA FG% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR REB AST STL BLK TO PF
BaBaBlCaJr 3 4 -1 1 5 20 0 1 0 0 2 0 0 3 3 0 0 0 0 1
ORL Banchero, Bane, Black, Cain, Carter Jr.
in Banchero, Black, Carter Jr.
out Bitadze, T. Jones, da Silva
Lineup MIN PTS PM FGM FGA FG% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR REB AST STL BLK TO PF
BaBaBlJrSi 6 10 -3 4 13 31 0 8 0 2 2 100 0 5 5 2 1 1 1 3
ORL Banchero, Bane, Black, Carter Jr., da Silva
in da Silva
out Cain
Who is who
the initials in the Players column
ORLAB A. Black
DB D. Bane
GB G. Bitadze
JC J. Cain
JR J. Richardson
JS J. Suggs
PB P. Banchero
TD T. da Silva
WC W. Carter Jr.
CHIAD A. Dosunmu
DT D. Terry
IO I. Okoro
JP J. Phillips
JS J. Smith
KH K. Huerter
MB M. Buzelis
NV N. Vučević
PW P. Williams
TJ T. Jones
VU Vucevic
ORL/CHI the team itself, not a player
-- the feed named nobody
What
What happened
the codes in the Events column
M2 / M3 made 2 / made 3
X2 / X3 missed 2 / missed 3
FT / X1 free throw made / missed
AST assist
OR / DR offensive / defensive rebound
STL steal
BLK block
TO turnover
FL foul
OF offensive foul — ends the possession
VIOL violation
JUMP jump ball
TM timeout
IR instant replay
HE heave at the buzzer, filed to the team
Where
Where a shot came from
the middle field of M3.LW.25
RM at the rim inside 4 ft
RC right corner
RW right wing
SO straight on
LW left wing
LC left corner
M3.LW.25 made 3, left wing, 25 ft
X2.RM.01 missed 2, at the rim, 1 ft
When
When it happened
the Offset column
one number per event, in the Events order:
whole seconds from the start of the
possession to that event
Events FL X3.RC.23 OR M2.RM.01
Offset 0 18 22 24
the foul opens the possession at 0s;
the putback ends it at 24s, which is
the possession's own Dur